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Roll Call Vote 110th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035 )
Vote Number: 191
Vote Date: July 30, 2008, 11:18 AM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected
Measure Number: S. 2035 (Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 )
Measure Title: A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.
Vote Counts:
YEAs51
NAYs
43
Not Voting
6

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McCaskill (D-MO), Not Voting
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Not Voting
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---51
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---43
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Not Voting - 6
Kennedy (D-MA)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Obama (D-IL)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Wicker (R-MS)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting

Arkansas:

Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Nay
Salazar (D-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea

Florida:

Martinez (R-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Nay

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Yea

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting

Indiana:

Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay

Kentucky:

Bunning (R-KY), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Louisiana:

Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Nay

Maryland:

Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Wicker (R-MS), Not Voting

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Not Voting

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay

New York:

Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Burr (R-NC), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Nay

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea

Ohio:

Brown (D-OH), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay

Oklahoma:

Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Casey (D-PA), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Nay

South Dakota:

Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Corker (R-TN), Nay

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Nay

Vermont:

Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Warner (R-VA), Nay
Webb (D-VA), Yea

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay